The cultivation of an entrepreneurial venture to fill a niche in the medical device field with a partner; writing grant proposals, growing the team to fit our needs, creating Gantt charts to establish milestones and deadlines in prototype development; working with mentors in HSE, IDEA, and NSF I-Corps as well as conducting prospective customer interviews to adapt the product design to the imposed demands. For more information visit www.SaluTemp.org

Performed patient intake, including triaging patients and managing flow; interviewed patients to gather history of present illness and chief complaint; collected vital eye measurements including Snellen visual acuity, color vision, extraocular motility, pupillary reflex, intraocular pressure, Humphrey visual field, and tangent visual field. Communicated results to attending physicians. Helped prepare sterile fields for minor procedures.

Performed analysis and 3D rendering of MRI data using self-written Python scripts and 3D Slicer; created figures for research papers; worked in a small team on independent tasks for collaborative projects to maintain fast-paced research progress; strategized future approach for maximal efficiency in daily meetings.